For many families of sufficient means, the back-to-school task of taking the kids to the mall for fancy new clothes and backpacks is standard ritual, and an exciting time for kids to select and show off their fashion sense. Many low-income…MORE
West Seattle - News
Highland Park Spraypark still dealing with problems; Will close for one day
Tue, 08/20/13
The Highland Park Sparypark which has faced issues since it first opened on June 28 will be closed on Wednesday Aug. 21 according to Seattle Parks "for the contractor (Vortex) to replace faulty filter valves and install a new control electrical…MORE
North Highline roads left off King County’s summer paving list
Tue, 08/20/13
The King County Department of Transportation, citing “plummeting tax revenue and tight budgets,” recently announced only seven miles of roads in all of unincorporated King County will get repaved this summer, and none in North Highline made the…MORE
Laura James named Volunteer of the Year by Sustainable West Seattle
Mon, 08/19/13
Sustainable West Seattle's annual potluck picnic at Lincoln Park Aug. 19 had the group name well known diver Laura James as Volunteer of the Year for her efforts to clean up Cove 1 at Seacrest Park and for leading the efforts of www.Tox-ick.org,…MORE
On The Go- Week of 8-19-13
Mon, 08/19/13
Discovery Shop 4535 California Ave. S.W. 206-937-7169 Yellow tags are reduced by 75% beginning Thursday August 22! Early bird shoppers get double stamps on their customer cards every Monday from 10 to noon, seniors get 20% off their entire…MORE
Deadline extended to Aug. 25 for Seal Sitters Art and Story contest
Sun, 08/18/13
West Seattle based marine mammal protection organization, Seal Sitters, as part of their Year of the Seal project, has extended their deadline to August 25 for their Art and Story contest open to children grades K-5, which is meant to encourage…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Delridge Day was a neighborhood celebration
Sun, 08/18/13
The North Delridge Neighborhood Council, along with the City of Seattle’s Department of Parks and Recreation hosted the 7th Annual Delridge Day Festival on Saturday, August 17 at the Delridge Community Center and Park (at Delridge Way S.W. and S.…MORE
SLIDESHOW: 34th District Democrats raise more than $20,000 at Fiesta Party/Auction
Sat, 08/17/13
It was a theme party for the 34th District Democrats Friday, Aug. 16 at the West Seattle Nursery. The Fiesta, with a Tex Mex Fiesta Buffet, cold beverages and flamenco music was a fundraiser for the organization featuring both a live and silent…MORE
Globalization seminar at SSCC's Georgetown campus on Aug. 23
Fri, 08/16/13
Information from South Seattle Community College's Kevin Maloney:
South Seattle Community College, Mie Prefecture (Japan) and Mie University have teamed up to host a seminar devoted to global economic partnerships on Friday, August 23…MORE
Suspect at large in West Seattle transient camp stabbing
Fri, 08/16/13
Seattle police are searching for a man known only as "Lazarus" for allegedly stabbing a male victim several times at a transient camp underneath the Delridge Way S.W. off-ramp in West Seattle shortly after 2 a.m. on Aug. 16.
The victim…MORE